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| - Did you know that La Plaza is Spanish for "The Plaza"? Now you do! I'm not a huge fan of Mexican food, but every now and then I like a good taco. This place opened up a while ago, after two previous grocery stores tried and failed to be successful there. This place, I have a feeling, may stick around.
It's not a great location for a supermarket, being hidden away in an odd commercial district of Lakewood Heights Blvd., and the parking lot is tiny, but then I've never seen it crowded either.
I needed some groceries and this place is right by where I lived, so I went there for the first time recently. I'm no expert, but their selection of Mexican and south american grocery items seems pretty comprehensive. There's more stuff there than I know what it is.
The staff are all friendly, all speak Spanish, and everyone I dealt with was conversant in English as well, and there is nothing about the place that seems fake or inauthentic, if you care about that sort of thing.
I happened to be shopping on a weekend day, and there was a small stand outside that was selling food. On my way out I bought a taco, just to try it, and I'm immediately hooked. OMG this is THE best taco I've had since the former cook at El Tango Taqueria on Madison quit several years ago. This one isn't quite as great, by comparison, but it is definitely right there in my top two, and my #1 can't be obtained any longer, so this is the current reigning champ when it comes to tacos. And I can walk there in minutes. Fuck yeah.
I don't want this place to ever go out of business now, so every weekend I'm going to go there and order as many tacos as I can stuff in me.
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